CINCINNATI – The American Athletic Conference announced a date change for the University of Cincinnati’s football game against East Carolina to accommodate a national television broadcast.

The Bearcats and Pirates will play on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 at 7 p.m. ET inside Paul Brown Stadium in a game televised by ESPN2. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15.

UC and ECU will play for the 18th time with the Pirates holding a 12-5 all-time series advantage. UC has won the last three meetings, in 2002, ’03 and ’04 when both schools were members of Conference USA.

UC has played 14 Thursday night games, holding an 11-3 mark with an 8-1 record at home.

UC also announced the Miami (OH) game on Saturday, Sept. 20, previously announced as the annual Ring of Red game, will also serve as homecoming. To view more homecoming information, please click HERE.

Season tickets for UC’s six-game home slate at PBS are on sale now, starting at $99 or $16.50 per game. The Bearcats are playing their 2014 home schedule downtown due to the $86-million Nippert Stadium Renovation & Expansion Project. For more information, visit GoBEARCATS.com/tickets or call 877-CATS-TIX.